Supervisory Supply Technician

Full Job Description

This position is in the Supply Chain Management Service at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (578) - a level 1a Complexity VHA Facility.

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure that supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by SCM.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/11/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Ability to analyze and resolve difficult issues and problems and to plan effectively and render equitable and reliable decisions.

Must have a thorough knowledge of inventory practices to include receiving, distributing, issuing, organizing, labeling, storing, and rotating processed instruments and supplies.

In-depth knowledge of inventory management principles, procedures, and concepts are necessary to manage a facility-wide inventory.

Must have extensive in-depth knowledge of the entire computerized inventory control system and how it relates to other services within the VA Medical Center.

Extensive knowledge of all requirements for special handling instructions for the safeguarding of unique supplies and special purpose items within the Laboratory, Research, and Specialty Medicine and Surgical areas including patient specific items requiring exacting levels care in handling to ensure the highest level of safeguarding against damage, loss, or delay in delivery.

Expert knowledge of all data management systems in order to be able to reconcile complex supply orders received in multiple shipments against a single PO by conducting comprehensive and thorough research into material transactions.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Manages Human Resources Reasoning Technical Competence Technology Application Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds).

Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, moves heavier items weighing over 40 pounds.

May be required to operate a motor vehicle.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Responsible for directing, supervising and managing the primary inventory point that receives stores and issues supplies and material.

Supervises a team of supply technicians in the distribution area to provide supplies and material to the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area.

Because the Logistics mission provides service to both clinical and administrative elements of the medical center, the adequacy and effectiveness of this program directly affects the accomplishment of the healthcare system's total health care mission as well as its economy of operation.

In addition to VA directives and handbooks, all program activities are required to be consistent with legal and administrative requirements imposed by higher authority.

It is therefore significant that a high degree of effectiveness, efficiency and consistency with the goals and objectives of management be maintained in all functional elements of the Supply Management Program.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; sets and adjusts short term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work based on priorities; Advises, counsels and instructs employees on work and administrative manners, such as complaints, grievances, etc.; Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production; Provides guidance and evaluates work involving new, complex or unusual situations and those without clear precedence; Oversees management and distribution of all supplies and material in the medical center through subordinates who maintain stock, monitor expiration dates and rotating stock, ensure critical supplies are monitored, perform daily inventory, resolve differences in records, distribute items, deliver supplies in a timely manner, and complete specialty cart preparation; Oversees the receipt of supplies and material into the medical center; Ensures supplies are unpacked and properly stored in inventory areas; Analyzes and resolves difficult issues and problems in order to plan effectively and render equitable and reliable decisions; Conducts market research on all new products and ensures they are recorded in the automated inventory system; Ensures availability of recurring supply items which are managed and distributed through the computerized inventory management system; Analyzes management reports in order to manage and control the fund control point limitations and identify trends, correct errors, and resolve problems; Works with members of the vendor and/or contract community, managers, supervisors and other staff throughout the medical center on Logistics issues; and Communicates with subordinate staff and other administrative and clinical staff to coordinate and persuade logistics activities on the implementation of policy or procedural changes.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Telework: Not Suitable Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Supply Technician/PD17208A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required